D-DAY The Oral History av Garrett M. Graff

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<p><b>A LANDMARK NEW ACCOUNT OF THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF WW2, IN THE WORDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IT</b><br><br><b>**** ''Comprehensive... from a large and wide range of witnesses on both sides'' -<i>The Telegraph</i><br><br></b><b>''A sprawling history of D-Day from the point of view of participants on both sides.'' -<i>Kirkus</i></b><br><b><br>''A masterpiece of oral history. Stirring, surprising, grim, joyous, moving and always riveting.'' -<i>Evan Thomas</i></b><br><br><b>''A new, complete portrait in time for the 80th anniversary [...] Graff uses a wide array and diversity of voices that give a fuller picture of the lead-up to the invasion, as well as the fighting itself.'' -<i>Associated Press</i></b><br><br>On 6th June 1944, the Allied invasion began. For hours, wave after wave of soldiers, sailors, and airmen crossed the channel and stormed the Normandy coast, fighting to gain a foothold in Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. It was the largest combined air and seaborne in